bartholme



J. A. BARTHOLME.

INVALID BED.

urmcmmn IILBD FEB. 21. 1913.

1,075,752. Patented 0011.14, 1913.

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Attorneys.

JOSEPH L-BABTHOLHE, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

INVALID-BED.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

Application flled'l'ebruary 21, 1913. Serial H0. 749,981.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn A. BAR- THOLME, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented anew and useful Invalid-Bed,'of which the following is asp'ecification.

The present invention-relates to improvements in invalid beds, theparticular structure herein shown being an improvement upon that shownin apphcants former Patent No. 984,879, granted February 21, 1911, theprimary object of the present invention being the prov sion of a bed inwhich the two sectioned collapsible member is provided with auxiliarybraces for adjusting the 'foot or lower section at any desired anglerelatively to the angle of the seat portion or section.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of an invalidbed in which there are three primary spring carrying sections, onesection of which constitutes the back rest, while the other two sectionsare hingedly connected together 'and constitute a seat and a. footsection respectively, all sections when alined fittin within the frameand being so mounte as to permit of individual adjustment to eachsection,

relative to the frame and to the other sections so that various poses orpoises of the body may be had and'maintained.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a side elevation of a complete invalid bedwith the sections disposed in inclined relation to the frame. Fig. 2 isa top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the completeframe and section, minus the sprin s.

Referring to the drawings t e main frame which is composed of angle ironor other metal plate, consists of the head and foot plates 1 and 2 andthe two side plates 3 and 4, which are connected together to form anopen rigid frame.

Journaled between the side frames 3 and 4 at a point slightly beyond thecenter thereof are two parallel rods 5 and 6, the rod 5 having pivotallyconnected thereto, the terminals of the bracket sup ort-ing frame 7,which is also composed 0? angle iron and has attached to the sideortions thereof, two handles 8, whereby t e back may be elevated orlowered as desired.

'In order to maintain the back section in any desired position, two arms9 are pivotally connected, as at 10, to the sides of the section 7 andcarry in their terminals the transversely disposed rod 11, whoseterminals 12 are projected beyond the outer faces thereof for engagementwith two of the respective notches 13 of the sides 3 and 4 of the frame.

When the section 7 is in its lowermost position, the same issubstantially incased within the rim of the frame with the handies 8projecting thereabove for moving the section to any desired inclinedposition according to the relation of the rod 11 to the notches 13.

Connected in the frame is the mattress carrying springs 14, which arepreferabl composed of the fabric therein shown wit the central portion awoven fabric and the supporting edges composed of spiral springs. Thesection 15 is pivotally connected to the transversely disposed rod 6between the side plates 3 and 4 and extends in an oppo' site directionto 'the section 7 the same being provided with the handle 16 so that thesection may be moved to and from the frame, as is desired. This sectionhas the cross bar 17 to which is properly connected the springs 18constructed similarly to the springs 14.

The bracing arms 19 are pivotally connected at 20to the sides of thesection 15, and carry in their lower ends the rods 21, whose terminals22 are disposed exteriorly of the arms 19, for engagement with therespective alined notches 23 of the side frames 3 and 4, so that thesection 15 may be held at any desired adjustment or additionally bracedat this point to prevent accidental collapse of the sections 15 and 31,although it has been found that this brace may be dispensed withentirely.

The upper terminals 24 of the frame 15 are connected by a rule-hingejoint to the terminals 25 of the lower foot carrying section 26, whichis constructed similar to the section 15, the same being connectedtogether for swinging movement relative to each other by means of therod 27, whose terminals project beyond the outer face of the arms 24 andhave connected thereto the upper ends of the supporting arms or braces31. The foot section 26 has connected to the extreme free end thereofcentrally of the same, a handle 29, whereby the section may be elevatedto and from the arms 31, the,

purpose of which will presently appear.

The arms 31 are connected together at their terminals by means of therod 32, whose terminals 33 project beyond the outer face of the arms 31and are dis osed to engage the respective notches 34 o the frames 3 and4 and maintain the section 15 at the desired inclination, the arms 31thus forming the main braces for the seat section 15, while the arms 19constitute an auxiliary brace.

The foot section or frame 26 is adjusted relatively to the arms 31 andheld in such adjustment by means of the arms 38, which are pivoted tothe section 39, and have their lower terminals connected together bymeans of the rod 37, the extended ends 36 thereof being disposed incoactive relation with the notches formed in the upper ed e of the arms31. This construction is clear y shown in Figs. 1 and 3 in which thesection or frame 26 is shown elevated.

The foot section 26, as do also the other sections, carries the mattressholding springs 30, so that the mattress whether made in separablemembers, one to each section of the bed, or a single mattress, may beproperly supported upon the bed sections whether in irregular outline orin a horizontal plane.

From the foregoin description, taken in connection with the rawings itIS evident that with an invalid bed constructed according to the presentinvention, the foot section 26 may be adjusted at any angle to the seatsection 15, and that therefore various positions or poises may be hadwith a bed of this character, and that such sections by the adjustablesupports may be maintained at any one of the adjustments as long asdesired.

By means of the handles disposed upon each of the sections, the sectionsmay be readily lifted or lowered, 'while with the handle 16 it ispossible for the invalid to elevate the sections 15 and 26 when desired.

What is claimed is:

An invalid support including a frame, a back section ad ustably mountedthereto, a seat and leg supporting member hin edly connected to theframe and composed 0% two hinged sections, an auxiliary brace disposedfor coaction with the frame and the junction of the two hinged sectionsin flexed relation to each other, and a second auxiliary brace forengagement with the lower section of the two sections and the firstauxiliary brace, and to maintain the lower section adjusted relativelyto the first auxiliary brace.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the re'sence of two witnesses.

OSEPH A. BARTHOLME Witnesses:

Cannons W. HUnennMnYnn, FRANK H. Sonnnnmn.

